As President Obama arrives in Copenhagen hoping to seal an elusive deal on climate change, his approval rating on dealing with global warming has crumbled at home and there is broad opposition to spending taxpayer money to encourage developing nations to curtail their energy use, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.

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At the same time, there's growing negativity toward the president's handling of the broader global warming issue. Around the 100-day mark of Obama's presidency, 61 percent approved of the way he was dealing with the issue. Approval slumped to 54 percent in June and to 45 percent in the new poll.

... there is broad opposition to spending taxpayer money to encourage developing nations to curtail their energy use.

I wonder how much of this opposition is rooted in the idea that people of the third world should not be made to suffer by being held back from the finer things in life (i.e., energy) because it is morally wrong to do this?

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posted on 12/26/2009 5:38:43 AM PST
by pnh102
(Regarding liberalism, always attribute to malice what you think can be explained by stupidity. - Me)

FTA: “But for all the challenges American policymakers have to overcome, nearly two-thirds of people surveyed say the federal government should regulate the release of greenhouse gases from sources like power plants, cars and factories in an effort to curb global warming.”

The MSM summary of this article would read: ‘Americans are in favor of regulating green house gases to stop global warming.’

The polls results are slightly different. Yes, most Americans would support such regulation even if it increases energy costs by a whopping $10-$25 per month. That hardly compares to Obama’s statement that he will send utility bills “skyrocketing” to stop global warming.

The best way to stop all this greenhouse gas emission legislation is to inform the American people just how much it will cost them for energy and in their life styles (no more 50 inch TVs, etc.).

Why should developing nations curtail their energy use? The liberals don’t want them to develop? What the #e!! is going on? The liberals are trying to keep poor nations in poverty? Again, what the #e!! is going on?

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